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and the thickness of cork is greater so as to make the 

 outside diameters of the handles the same. 



The object of this was to give a Httle more action 

 in the hand, and this probably accounts for the slight 

 increase of deflection with the 2 oz. weight. This 

 rod thus bends slightly more in the handle and is 

 a trifle more supple than the older one. The deflection 

 of the new rod free, or with i oz. weight, is a trifle 

 less than that of the old one under the same conditions, 

 so that up to a certain point the 191 2 rod is the stiffer 

 of the two. This is probably due to the slightly harder 

 nature of the bamboo, but when casting a longish line 

 (represented in the experiment by the 2 oz. weight) it 

 has a shade more play than the old rod. 



The difference between the two rods in action is 

 infinitesimal, and it is almost impossible to turn out 

 two rods which will give under all conditions precisely 

 the same deflections when compared by the delicate 

 Hawksley tests. For all practical purposes, except 

 the .difference in gross weight, I consider these two 

 rods absolutely identical. 



It is useful for an angler to be able to effect small 

 repairs to his own rod. Whip- 

 Whip finish for whip- pings may be worn or cut, a 

 pings on rods. ring may come off or a new 



top ring required, or at times 

 a broken joint can be spliced. The splice may be 

 effected by using the rubber adhesive plaster as 

 described by Mr. Henderson at page t8i, or by whip- 

 ping in the ordinary way with waxed silk. If waxed 



